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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 18 Oct 2025

Coventry City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.1 – 0.7
Actual xG
0.9 – 1.1
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 70%.

Coventry City won a close one on the chances: 0.9 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Victor Torp, 67.6 in 87′.

Well above their usual level: Victor Torp +21.5, Ryan Alebiosu +18.4, Bobby Thomas +11.3.

Well below it: Matt Grimes −8.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Coventry City

4 Oct 2025W 5–0at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
1 Oct 2025W 4–0at Millwall Championship
27 Sep 2025W 3–0v Birmingham City Championship
20 Sep 2025D 0–0at Leicester City Championship
13 Sep 2025D 1–1v Norwich City Championship

Blackburn Rovers

4 Oct 2025D 1–1v Stoke City Championship
30 Sep 2025L 1–2v Swansea City Championship
27 Sep 2025L 0–3at Charlton Athletic Championship
13 Sep 2025W 1–0at Watford Championship
30 Aug 2025L 0–2v Norwich City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Victor Torp Midfielder87100.1267.6+21.5
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9000–61.5+11.1
Bobby Thomas Defender9000–53.7+11.3
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward90100.2351.9+5.2
Kai Andrews Midfielder900–49.2–
Haji Wright Forward6200–46.4−3.2
Matt Grimes Midfielder90000.0138.6−8.7
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender900–38.5–
Jay DaSilva Defender9000–37.5+1.5
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder8700–37.3−2.0
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder72000.1236.9+0.5
Liam Kitching Defender90000.3636.1−5.6
Milan van Ewijk Defender9000–36.1+8.8
Jamie Allen Midfielder1800–33.8–
Ellis Simms Forward28000.0428.8–

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dion De Neve Midfielder28000.0961.2–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder9000–60.4+18.4
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder1000–58.5–
Scott Wharton Defender9000–57.8+2.5
Augustus Kargbo Forward2700–56.5–
Sean McLoughlin Defender90000.1553.7+8.7
Axel Henriksson Midfielder71000.1352.0–
Ryan Hedges Midfielder6200–50.5+9.8
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder1900–49.9–
Makhtar Gueye Forward27000.0746.8–
Yuki Ohashi Forward63000.2545.7+3.5
Sondre Tronstad Midfielder9000–44.4+1.9
Lewis Miller Defender80000.1243.7+0.3
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder9000–43.6+5.3
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper9000–43.3−5.6
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward63000.3440.6−4.6